Deal Between DJ, Cumulus Media Unit Short On Details: Judge

Law360, Miami (January 10, 2017, 9:47 PM EST) -- A Florida federal judge denied approval of a settlement Monday between a part-time radio DJ and a Cumulus Media Inc. subsidiary, expressing skepticism about the fairness of a wage claim settlement that awards no money for unpaid wages.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Karla R. Spaulding said she could not approve the deal — in which part-time DJ David Vickery agreed to walk away from Fair Labor Standards Act claims in exchange for $7,000 for an unpaid bonus claim and $3,000 for attorneys' fees and costs from Cumulus...